Museoception is a space for critical reflection on museums and cultural policy in what is now known as Canada.
Exhibits about Exhibits: Yay
Within this post, I will talk about two exhibit experiences we had on a Saturday in January – Retail Retrospective at the Toronto Reference Library and Made by Many at the Textile Museum of Canada. In both cases, the exhibits reference and discuss past exhibits. I love a meta exhibit! TD Gallery at the Toronto…
Keep readingHarbourfront Centre: Target Audience?
Within this post, I am going to talk about two museum experiences we had on the same day at the Harbourfront Centre – that is, the Museum of Toronto’s Mr. Dessup to Degrassi exhibit and the Ontario Science Centre’s KidSpark. Both experiences had me asking the same question – who is the target audience? Museum…
Keep readingMoooooseum Visit
Welcome to my first post reflecting on museum visits! I am starting with a fairly short post on the Toronto Zoo (my kid’s favorite “mooooooseum”). Background We have been to the zoo twice this year. In January, we lucked out and got a free ticket to the Zoo through the Toronto Public Library’s Museum +…
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